Booking date for 2017 bookings

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I had to pay up front for a 5 night stay at a site ealier this year £150!

Each to their own, obviously, but, personally I can't think of anything worse than booking a "honeypot" CC site when it's going to be full, even more so if it involves taking part in frenzy day madness!

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If you want a 'honeypot' site they will usually be full when you arrive hence why they are descibed as 'honepot'. Actually there are none that I wish to use.

I can never understand why anybody considers booking start day to be a day of madness. I have 4 sites to book by phone and 18 club site bookings. I shan't be frenzied. I will sit down quietly, probably with my second coffee of the day, and book the sites. I expect to take around 5 mins per site on average. Can't see any madness in that. Seems very civilised to me

Write your comments here...You must admit ET not everyone is organised as you are.

To be told you have to book a honeypot site (Broadway) on a Bank Holiday weekend for a family wedding,when you are out of the country on the booking frenzy day does make this system slightly stressful.

 Moreton in Marsh was a second option.

Frenzy day is like marmite you even love it or hate it.

 

Each to their own, obviously, but, personally I can't think of anything worse than booking a "honeypot" CC site when it's going to be full, even more so if it involves taking part in frenzy day madness!

Agree

 

Depends on the site, Baltic Wharf is almost always totally full. So the only difference is the number of people per unit, more kids at weekends and in holidays. However, with sites like that you are going for its location, not to sit about outside your caravan.

Each to their own, obviously, but, personally I can't think of anything worse than booking a "honeypot" CC site when it's going to be full, even more so if it involves taking part in frenzy day madness!

Agree

 

Depends on the site, Baltic Wharf is almost always totally full. So the only difference is the number of people per unit, more kids at weekends and in holidays. However, with sites like that you are going for its location, not to sit about outside your caravan.

We've got into BW twice now. The first time we booked on the Sunday before arriving on the Friday. The next visit over February half term was booked online the following week.

We got into Chatsworth the first week of the school summer holidays, booking 3 weeks beforehand.

If I were a conspiracy theorist, I could imagine frenzy day is bandied about by all those block bookers who cancel in the allotted time without penalty and so don't show in any data issued by CC, and ensure frenzy day happens 

In the interests of research I may be engaging in frenzy day if only to dispel any conspiracy theories 

Each to their own, obviously, but, personally I can't think of anything worse than booking a "honeypot" CC site when it's going to be full, even more so if it involves taking part in frenzy day madness!

Agree

 

Depends on the site, Baltic Wharf is almost always totally full. So the only difference is the number of people per unit, more kids at weekends and in holidays. However, with sites like that you are going for its location, not to sit about outside your caravan.

We've got into BW twice now. The first time we booked on the Sunday before arriving on the Friday. The next visit over February half term was booked online the following week.

We got into Chatsworth the first week of the school summer holidays, booking 3 weeks beforehand.

If I were a conspiracy theorist, I could imagine frenzy day is bandied about by all those block bookers who cancel in the allotted time without penalty and so don't show in any data issued by CC, and ensure frenzy day happens 

In the interests of research I may be engaging in frenzy day if only to dispel any conspiracy theories 

...We only ever book any site on "frenzy"if it is one of the very busy sites and we need a specific date, and if not done may mean having to look for a cancelation

Only the Club can give you the reason but there has been plenty of discussion about it if you search the threads.

peedee

Just to save you searching, plenty of previous comment for you to peruse

Suggest a better booking process (awaiting comment from the Club)

http://www.caravanclub.co.uk/community/discussions/caravan-sites/uk-caravan-sites/Suggest-a-better-booking-process/rt/311227/

Cancellation Policy - thoughts

http://www.caravanclub.co.uk/community/discussions/club-talk/club-membership/Cancellation-Policy-My-Thoughts/rt/306331/

Booking Statistics ( supplied by the Club)

 Good morning, as promised I have some more figures from you. These figures were correct at the beginning of November and differ from those in the December magazine AMM report as these figures were to September. Hopefully these may help dispel some of the myths around peak booking day with actually very few of the overall pitches being sold on that day.

1. 18,000 members booked on the day – less than 5% of the total membership
2. 69,000 bookings were made on the day
3. 38 members made over 10 bookings on Peak booking day however in general they have fulfilled these bookings. Most members only make 1 or 2.
4. The average number of bookings per member was 3.5. Those who booked appreciably more are being monitored
5. The number of bookings on the day represents less than 13% of the total bookings in 2011 and less than 10% of the total availability for the year.
6. The number of cancellations has dropped by over 14,000 since 2011 and late cancellations by over 7500 bookings (this varies from the report in the December magazine as those were figures to September). There have been approximately 52,000 late cancellations in 2012.
7. Total no shows for 2012 are just short of 4,000
8. The average duration of a stay is 5.5 days i.e. more than a weekend
9. A member can’t book more than one site for the same time

10. Only a handful of sites sell certain popular dates out completely The most popular sites include Chatsworth, Black Knowl, Southport, Hillhead,Rowntree Park and the New Forest.

11. We have suspended 20 members during 2012 due to the new late cancellation policy

Natasha

http://www.caravanclub.co.uk/community/discussions/club-talk/club-membership/How-many-bookings-are-cancelled/rt/552341/?p=0

Further comment with some cancellation figures for 4 popular sites are at

http://www.caravanclub.co.uk/community/discussions/club-talk/club-membership/Booking-Deposits-to-control-Cancellations/rt/698522/?p=27

and

http://www.caravanclub.co.uk/community/discussions/club-talk/club-products-services/December-3rd-Booking-Stats/rt/1029517/?p=3#index9

http://www.caravanclub.co.uk/community/discussions/club-talk/club-membership/Why-does-this-club-allow-mass-block-booking/rt/1109310/?p=15

http://www.caravanclub.co.uk/community/discussions/club-talk/club-membership/Cancellations---facts-not-speculation/rt/1127009/

The Club isn't going to change so either join in and do as others tdo or look elsewhere

peedee

The Club isn't going to change so either join in and do as others tdo or look elsewhere

yes, would add to that 100%, even 200%. Good post Peedee

I had to pay up front for a 5 night stay at a site ealier this year £150!

dont you pay upfront for all your CC stays?....we, and every other user, does so

some 'other places' allow you to pay once you've decided you're going to leave 

It would be nice to see and update of the Clubs figures supplied by Natasha for 2013 or was it 2012.

peedee